Sunday Noontime Live!
Sunday Noontime Live! was a Philippine musical variety show broadcast on TV5 which premiered on October 18, 2020. Sunday Noontime Live! was presented by a lineup of ABS-CBN, Star Magic and Cornerstone Entertainment talents led by Piolo Pascual, Maja Salvador, Catriona Gray, Donny Pangilinan, Ricci Rivero and Jake Ejercito.[1]
| Sunday Noontime Live! | |
|---|---|
 Title card | |
| Also known as | SNL Live at Five: Sunday Ultimate Party (original working title) |
| Genre | Musical-variety show |
| Created by | Albee Benitez |
| Developed by | Brightlight Productions Cornerstone Studios |
| Directed by | Johnny Manahan |
| Presented by | Piolo Pascual Maja Salvador Catriona Gray Ricci Rivero Donny Pangilinan Jake Ejercito and others |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Original languages | Filipino (primary) English (secondary) |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 14 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Robert P. Galang |
| Producer | Albee Benitez |
| Production locations | Studio 72, #72 Kalayaan Ave., Diliman, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines |
| Camera setup | Multiple-camera setup |
| Running time | 120 minutes (with commercials) |
| Production companies | Brightlight Productions Cignal Entertainment Cornerstone (CS) Studios |
| Release | |
| Original network | TV5 |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | October 18, 2020 – January 17, 2021 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Happy Truck HAPPinas |
| Followed by | ASAP Natin 'To |
| Related shows | P.O.5 |
The program, which airs on the network's Sunday afternoon block at 12 noon preceding I Got You, is produced by Brightlight Productions under producer Albee Benitez in cooperation with Cignal Entertainment, the programming affiliate of TV5 and line produced by Cornerstone Studios.[2] Veteran television director and former Star Magic head Johnny Manahan takes the helm as director, following his longtime stint directing the longest-running Sunday variety show ASAP for over 25 years.[3]
Sunday Noontime Live! marks the return of a Sunday musical variety show on TV5 after more than four years since the end of Happy Truck ng Bayan and a decade after the launch of the pioneering P.O.5. However, unlike the other two shows, Sunday Noontime Live! was not produced by TV5 and only aired on the network through a blocktime agreement.
However, after just three months on air, the show, along with Sunday 'Kada aired their final episodes. It's timeslot was later filled by a simulcast of ASAP.
Broadcast
The show aired every Sundays at 12:00 PM Philippine Standard Time.
Owing to safety precautions against the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines, the show entailed a 1-week lock-in taping with a no audience set-up to produce a month worth of episodes, with only the episode during the lock-in setup being staged live from Studio 72 itself.
However, the November 15, 2020 episode was unable to broadcast due to technical difficulties, instead a replay of the second episode (#SNLAllOverTheWorld) was aired instead.[4]
The show aired its final episode on January 17, 2021, being a replay of several prods from the past few episodes, together with Sunday 'Kada. A simulcast of ASAP filled it's timeslot.[5]
Cast
Main Hosts/Performers
- Piolo Pascual
- Maja Salvador
- Catriona Gray
- Jake Ejercito
- Ricci Rivero (main host in Phase 3)
Phase 1
- Beauty Gonzalez
- Bugoy Drilon
- Claire Ruiz
- Daryl Ong
- Dimples Romana
- Fatima Louise Lagueras
- Jane Oineza
- Jerome Ponce
- Ken San Jose
- Kokoy de Santos
- Maris Racal
- Niel Murillo
- Ricci Rivero (elevated to main host)
- RK Bagatsing
- Sam Mangubat
- Sassa Dagdag
- SB19
- The Juans
- Zephanie
- Ashley Colet
- Charles Kieron
- Claudia Barretto
- Janina Vela
- KD Estrada*
- Renee Dominique
- Katrina Velarde
Phase 3
- Jayda Avanzado
- Jason Marvin Hernandez*
Other weeks
- Riva Quenery
- Miguel Odron
- Kris Bernal
Former cast
- Donny Pangilinan (Phase 1–Phase 3, left due to projects in ABS-CBN)
Sunday Noontime Live! Band
- Rey Cantong - Musical Director, Guitarist & Vocalist
- Cookie Taylo - Bass
- Tag-Chariz Duque Cantong - Drums
- Elijah Glenn De Vera - Keyboards
- Kaye Cantong - Vocalist
Segments
- Asian-Vasion
- Jampak
- KantaOke
- Ultimate Vocal Showdown
- YouHoo
Ultimate Vocal Showdown
A group composed of Zephanie, Fatima Louise Lagueras a.k.a Fana, Sassa Dagdag, Sam Mangubat and Niel Murillo of BoybandPH, this segment showcases the 5 aforementioned singers singing the hits of one specific artist.
KantaOke
A segment where the hosts sing a single OPM song, this segment is always the last segment for each episode.
YouHoo
A segment where various artists perform a dance production number.
Jampak
A segment where various Sunday Noontime Live! artists perform the songs of a specific OPM artist/band.
Ratings
According to AGB Nielsen Philippines' Nationwide Urban Television Audience Measurement People in Television Homes, the pilot episode of Sunday Noontime Live! earned a 1.2% rating.[6]
References
- Anarcon, James Patrick. "Who will join Piolo Pascual in upcoming TV5 variety show?". PEP.ph. Philippine Entertainment Portal, Inc. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
- Anarcon, James Patrick. "Korina Sanchez, Piolo Pascual, Alex Gonzaga to appear in TV5 blocktime shows". PEP.ph. Philippine Entertainment Portal, Inc. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
- Lo, Ricky. "Albee Benitez: Stop the network war!". PhilStar Global. Philippine Star Printing Co., Inc. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
- "SNL aired a replay for November 15".
- "'Sunday Noontime Live,' 'Sunday Kada' to air season enders mid-January". Rappler. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
- Troika, PEP (October 20, 2020). "SNL, inabangan kung magiging ASAP copycat; Kumusta ang ratings ng TV5 shows?" [SNL, looking forward in becoming ASAP copycat; How's the ratings of TV5 shows?] (in Filipino). Retrieved October 20, 2020.